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He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
